St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-05
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade Satur-
day Wheat Was Dull ALI
Day.
There Were Increasing Receipts in the
Northwest and Dull and Weaker
Cables.
Transactions in the Financial Circles OF
Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3-The wheat market was
dull throughout the day. Increasing recelpts
I'm the Northwest, dull and weaker cables
and lower prices for California wheat hao
tendency to create an easier feeling, and with
pretty fair selling on Eastern account, ana
much outside support prices gradualiy
settled down. AdviceS from the southwest
report heavy rains, and indicate that con-
siderable portion of the wheat Will be 100
poor for milling. 1t is estimated that the Wis
ible supply statement will show decrease OF
fully 500, 600 or 100000 bushels next week.
October opened lsc lower, at 7O7sc, soid up
to 71c, down to 70S4c, rallied slightly, put
closed at 705s@I70S4c. Corn was also quiet
and fluctuations were only moderate, and
within ss@I2c range. The expected large
receipts the first of the week was the prlncl-
pal feature, and this had tendency TO IN
crease the offerings, several prominent
houses selling quite freely, which, under an
absence of outside orders to sustain the
market, caused prices to decline ss@l2c.
October opened at 4ll2@4lsSc, sold down
TO 41ls@41Ac, and closed at ALAG.
May ranged between 44lsc, the
opening figure, and 44sS@447sc, the
closing figure. Oats experienced shaking
out to-day to a greater degree than any other
of late Early in the day there was an un-
usual interest among traders, and prices
moved down with wheat and corn. October
sold at 25c TO open and 245sc TO close, and
May sold from 304c down to 297Sc and
closed at soc. Provisions exhibited moder-
ate activity. but the feeling was weak and
prices ruled lower on all the leading descrip-
tons The demand on shipping account was
only fair and the offerings were moderate.
Sales were fair at about former prices. The
receipts of products were moderate and the
deliveries quite large, especially OF meats.
October lard opened at S6.45@6.47l2, de-
clned TO S6.40, advanced TO 6.42l2, reacted
TO S6.37I2 and closed steady at S6.4096. 42l2.
Short ribs ranged at SIS. 32l2@S. 40 and closed
steady at SIS. 32l2. Mess pork, year was quiet
and quotable at S11.75@11.90.
THE QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Wheat-No. 2 Septem-
ber 6912c, closing at 69c; October, 71$sc,
closing at 7lssc; November, 725sc, closing
at 1850; December 74lsc, closing at
73Ssc. Corn-No. 2 September, 41c, closing
at 41s4c; October, 4ll2c, closing at 41Ac;
November, 4184c, closing at Also; May, 451sc,
24c, closing at 23s4c; october. 247sc, closing
at 24I2c; November. 259Sc, closing at 25ssc;
May, 3O14c, closing at 297sc. Mess Pork, per
PbangaTy s155o e95ng at 4 a
closing at S6.40; October, $6.45,
closing at S64O; November, S6.45, closing
at St. 40; January, $3.50, closing at $3.50;
Short ribs, per 100 lbs;.septe~ebbe1F, S. s2ls;
at SIS. 32l2; January, ST. 42I2 closing at Sc 40.
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour was
in moderate demand. with but little change
in prices. Old spring patents are held firm,
while winters are cgg going slowly. ~: No:
wheat. &c; No. 2 red, 69l2c; No corn,
4oAc; No. 2 oats, 23&e: No. rye,
44l2c; No. barley 69@70c; No. l flax
seed, S1.04; prime timothy sseed, S2.3sl2
mess pork. per bbl S15@15.25; lard, per
100 lbs S6.4O short rib sides Qoose),
s.32l2 dry salted shoulders boxed) So. 25@
5. So; short clear sides boxed, SS.40@S.45;
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal,
sI.1o; sugar (egt Loaf, 6sS@65sc; granulat-
Flour, 1900 bbls; wheat $4,000
bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 100000
bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, $4,000 blu. Ship
ments-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, 10000 blu;
corn, 344, 900 bu; oats, 12s,OOO bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, 10000 bu. On the produce
exchange to-day the butter market was weak
at 10000 for creamery and 15@19c for
dairy EUoS foir1I- firm of 2G 2IaP